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[TIL] Locks of Love uses very few of the hair donations they receive to make wigs for disadvantaged children

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1aYJV TIL star of the silent screen, Lon Chaney, was born to deaf-mute parents. As a result, he became skilled in pantomime as a child, setting him on the path to his future acting career.
P58J TIL a man, instructed by the “holy spirit”, spent 32 days answering more than 500 calls at the Mojave Phone Booth, located 8 miles from the nearest paved road and 15 from the nearest numbered highway. These calls included several from someone who ID themselves as “Sergeant Zeno from the Pentagon”
QNVNk TIL that Buzz Aldrin was known among his fellow astronauts to be very difficult to work with, to the point that Neil Armstrong was offered the chance to replace Aldrin with someone else for the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Armstrong thought it over for a day before choosing to stick with Aldrin.
ebLb TIL that in order for stores in China to stock/sell tampons they have to import them, as Chinese companies made 85 billion sanitary pads last year, but not one tampon.
xEx5 TIL during The Battle of Shiloh, many soldier’s wounds were luminescent. Those with glowing wounds had a higher chance of survival, hence the name, “Angel Glow”.